Paper towel.



F. G.'CRANE.

PAPER-TOWEL. APPLICA-UOM FILED 0CT.28. 1914.

WITNESSES Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

UNTTED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

FRANK G. CRANE, F WEST CQLLINGSWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIG-NOR T0 LEHIGHPAPER MILLS, INC., 0F PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

.PAPER TOWEL.

Application led ctober 28, 1 914. Serial No. 869,011.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be itknown that I, FRANK G'. CRANE, a

` l citizen of vthe United States, residing at by narrow 'depressions ofVifest Collingswood, in .the county of Camden, State of NewZ Jersey,have inventedl a towel in which the body portion thereof isl composed ofsoft absorbent paper intersected greatly compressed yand sized paper.

The use of this towel is somewhat limited owing to the fact that thematerial absorbed by the towel'is liable to stain or discolor the@material on which it is laid, and it is the purpose of my presentinvention'to devise a paper towel which has one or more absorbentsurfaces and a water-proof or non-ab- Asorbent'surface', so that theliquid absorbed by the towel cannot pass'to the undersurface thereof -tostain, discolor-or destroy the material over which it has been placed.

With the above in view my present invention consists of. a novel papertowel-one or more surfacesof which are absorbent and cooperate with anon-absorbent portion.

It further consists of other`novel features of construction, all as willbe hereinafter fully set forth.

' For the purpose of illustratingmy invention, I have shown -in theaccompanying drawing those formsthereof which are at present preferredby me, since the same will lgive in practice satisfactory and reliableresults, although it is Ato be understood that the l variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and'v organized and that my invention is not lim'- ited to theprecise arrangement and organization of vthese instrumentalities asherein shown and described. f

Figure 1 represents a plan view o fa paper towel embodying my invention.Fig. 2 represents a sectional viewathereof. Fig. 3 rep' `resents asectional view of another embodiment of my invention wherein the outerportions of the towel are of absorbent material. Similar numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

. Referring to the drawings, -referring first 1 to Figs.'1 and 2, 1designates. theabsorbent layer of the towel which is connected withPatented Oct. 17, 1916. g

the water-proof layer or backing 2. 'TheV absorbent layer of the towelconsistsy of the portions 3 which are of soft, absorbent paper. `Thetowel is intersected by a series of lines 4 of condensed materialrunning throughout the towel and increasing the strength thereof. Theseintersecting lines of secured to the absorbent sheet of paper in anydesired manner but preferably by the, sizing ,during the process ofmaking the towel. The sizing only binds on thek depressed or condensedlines at which points only thehvo'sheets are secured together.

In theprocess of making the towel the stock will pass through rolls oneofi said rolls having small pockets or depressions in which the pulp canlie and narrow raised lines between the'pockets to compress andVcondense the material Where the strengthem ing. lines are to be formedbetween lthe portions intended to'project and be absorbent. Theother'roll has a smooth surface and-it will be understood that theabsorbent layer 1 andthe water-proof layer 2 are run between the rollstogether so that during such operation the condensed line 4 will beformed and the sizing will cause the absorbent paper to adhere tothewater-proof paper,'so that the resultant product has the appearance'of a single4 sheet of paper. It

)is also within the scope of my invention tov .tion 7 and during therollingoperation thev narrow depressions 8 and 9, respectively, aregreatly compressed 4 and sized paper is vcondensed material may runinany desired formed and the diHerent sheets are secured together by thesizing or other adhesive material, if desired.

While I have described my invention` as consisting of a paper towelthis` term is not lto be construed as limiting the same to a towel usedfor wiping or drying purposes, slnce my invention is deslgned to beemployed as a substitute for absorbent and water-proof material and canbe used for medical purposes and dentistry andother arts and can be usedas a substitutefor towels, napkins, table-cloths,'doilies and otherVpurposes too numerous to mention.

Owing tothe low cost of manufacture my novel towel may-be placed on themarket at a lower cost thanthe cost of laundrying towels made of linenor cotton or similar ma-.

terial. After the paper towels have been used they may be burned orotherwise disposed of.

t ,l It will be seen that the depressions 4 preferably do not extendinto the water-proof' portion 2s'0 that the outer face of the latterforms a substantially plainsurface. It will -also be seen that theabsorbent surface is formed in such a manner that the absorption islocalized and a multiplicity of absorbent.` portions are formed on theface of the towel.

` It will now be apparent that l have devised a novel and useful papertowel which Iembodies the features of advantage 'enumerated as desirablein the statement of the invention andthe above descrlption, andwhile Ihave,\in the present instance shown and describedthe preferredembodiments thereof which will give in practicesatisfactory andreliableresults, it is to be understood that the 'same are susceptible ofmodiijcation in various particulars without depart-4 ingfrom the spiritor scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.'

- Having thus described my invention, vwhat I claim as new and desire tovsecure by Letters Patent, is zr- 1. Adevice of the-character stated,comprisinga body of soft absorbent paper intersected by `depressions ofgreatly com-` pressed and sized paper, and a water-proof backing securedto said .body portion onlynon-absorbei'it paper secured to ySaid sheetof absorbent paper only atthe narrow depressions to form a unitarystructure there-` with'.

3. A` device of the character stated, com? prising a sheet of softabsorbent paper intersected by narrow depressions of greatly com'-pressed and sized paper, and a sheet of water-proof paper secured tosaid sheet of absorbent paper only at the narrow depressions to form aunitary structure therewith.

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4. A device ofthe character stated, hav l ing its outer portionsconsisting of soft absorbent paper, intersected by depressions of sheetof waterproof paper intermediate said portions. A'

5. A device of the character stated', comprising a sheet of absorbentpaper inter- 1 sected by compressed and sized depressions,

and a'sheet lof oiled paper secured to the' sheet of absorbent paper.l

6. A paper sheet composed of two outer layers of absorbent paper and acentral layer of non-absorbent material to whichsaid outer layers areafxed so as to be rela- `ively, substantially immovable throughouttheir'extent.

FRANK G. situar..

Witnesses:

H. S. FAIRBAN-Ks, C. D. MCVAY.

A greatly compressed and sized paper, and a

